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Bill · started in the Lords

Serious Crime Act 2007

Make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Serious Crime Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 16 January 2007 by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Serious Crime Act 2007, receiving Royal Assent on 30 October 2007.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 16 Jan 2007
  2. 2nd reading Lords 7 Feb 2007
  3. Committee stage Lords 7 Mar to 27 Mar 2007
  4. Report stage Lords 25 Apr to 30 Apr 2007
  5. 3rd reading Lords 9 May 2007
  6. 1st reading Commons 10 May 2007
  7. 2nd reading Commons 12 Jun 2007
  8. Programme motion Commons 12 Jun 2007
  9. Money resolution Commons 12 Jun 2007
  10. Committee stage Commons 26 Jun to 10 Jul 2007
  11. Report stage Commons 22 Oct 2007
  12. 3rd reading Commons 22 Oct 2007
  13. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 24 Oct 2007
  14. Royal Assent Unassigned 30 Oct 2007

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 2 Nov 2007.